the man repeller.

i am totally crushing over the high-fashion banter on the hysterically funny blog the man repeller. side-splitting laughter ensued post after post, as she scrupulously recounts the most obnoxious trends we love to love (or hate), and send men running for the hills. i mean, let’s be serious. we’ve all been there. this girl is speaking straight to my boyfriend-jean-wearing heart.

just to be thorough, here is the definition, so you can properly add the word to your vocab.

man·re·pell·er1  [mahn-ree-peller]
–noun

outfitting oneself in a sartorially offensive way that will result in repelling members of the opposite sex. Such garments include but are not limited to harem pants, boyfriend jeans, overalls (see: human repelling), shoulder pads, full length jumpsuits, jewelry that resembles violent weaponry and clogs.
–verb (used without object),-pell·ing, -pell·ed.
to commit the act of repelling men:

Girl 1: What are you wearing tonight?
Girl 2: My sweet lime green drop crotch utility pants
Girl 1: Oh, so we’re man repelling tonight?
*DISCLAIMER: the above conversation took place in this room 5 minutes ago.

all images via via the man repeller

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15 Comments

I laughed out loud when I read this post! I can totally relate! But how can you be expected to wear sexy lingerie and skin-tight clothing when the trends out there are so amazing?! great post :)

Sarah added these words on Jul 28 10 at 4:52 pm

i’m glad you liked it sarah- my girlfriends and i are all dying over this site!

also, i just found out she’s good friends with one of my girlfriends from high school- small world!

Kate added these words on Jul 28 10 at 4:54 pm

How funny! Going to check out the site. I actually kinda like those shoes… lol

Jaime added these words on Jul 28 10 at 5:11 pm

those shoes have been on my lust list for a year!

Kate added these words on Jul 28 10 at 5:12 pm

hahah fun! Ill have to check it out!

Helena - A Diary of Lovely added these words on Jul 28 10 at 5:13 pm

SO funny! thanks for the link!

Michelle added these words on Jul 28 10 at 6:04 pm

hahaha! love it!

PAWLING | print studio added these words on Jul 28 10 at 9:44 pm

this is soo good! i am glad, that it is a women writign it, because at first i thought: “oh – a man telling women they repell men? too macho for me” but she is actually making fun of her own outfits, too, which makes her sooo sympathetic :-)

Fenke added these words on Jul 29 10 at 1:45 am

Love this!! I have never seen anything quite like that shirt…I think you’re asking for people to look at you, no? Have a lovely day…and I’m having a GIVEAWAY today if you’d like to stop over!

Julie xo

Julie-InspiredShares added these words on Jul 29 10 at 8:29 am

that is hilarious!!!! and i love love love that insane tank top at the bottom. bizarre!

joanna goddard added these words on Jul 29 10 at 9:03 am

thank you. i am now totally addicted to the man repeller! the hilarity never ends.

i admittedly have a penchant for jewelry that resembles weaponry. kiwi always teases me about wearing brass knuckle like rings.

iheartkiwi added these words on Jul 29 10 at 9:34 am

haha! i know how you feel! nick has a hard time defining why or why not he likes certain outfits. and now he has a catchall term for least favorites that doesn’t offend me in the slightest. win win :)

Kate added these words on Jul 29 10 at 9:41 am

HILARIOUS. Thank you for this :)

Rachel Dangerfield added these words on Jul 29 10 at 3:05 pm

Glad you enjoyed! I totally have been known to rock some of those styles, but the site still manages to crack me up every time!

Becca

Becca added these words on Jul 30 10 at 12:34 pm

I love this. So hilarious!

Kate Aerands, you ALWAYS have the greatest links to blogs etc. You’ve become a daily read for me. Girl crush much?

xoh

Kate added these words on Jul 30 10 at 2:25 pm